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Honors Program

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Honors Program

The Honors Program represents NYU-Poly’s best resource for students who perform at a consistently elevated academic level. The Honors Program lifts NYU-Poly’s practice of active learning to the next level, merging academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and intellectual and scholarly activities to form a total educational experience for students.

Enriched coursework is the foundation of the Honors Program, and encourages students to develop the creative and critical thinking skills necessary for success in their field. Honors Program courses are designed to promote students’ advancement as forward-thinking leaders who approach both class assignments and professional challenges with innovative problem solving. Through this work, participating students make tremendous strides towards achieving their academic and career objectives.

The hallmark of the Honors Program is direct and extensive collaboration with NYU-Poly faculty. In the spirit of mentorship, Honors Program students work closely with faculty on research projects that afford significant opportunities to participate in the development of sophisticated new ideas and technology. Students will continue to work alongside their faculty mentors throughout the duration of their college career, and benefit from the guidance and support these relationships provide.

For the student interested in amplifying traditional studies with an increased emphasis on high-level work, the Honors Program promises a rigorous academic experience that fosters robust intellectual growth.   We welcome your interest in this exciting and innovative journey!

Honors Program Highlights

  • Enriched courses exclusive to the Honors Program
  • Faculty mentorship and small student/faculty ratio
  • An undergraduate experience rooted in and integrated with research-intensive environments such as summer honors research seminars, project-based learning, independent studies and studio courses
  • Emphasis on i2e (invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship) and balanced with scholarly activities embedded throughout the honors courses